According to the company, a range of threats – mortar and artillery shells, small UAVs, lightweight ground vehicles and small attack boats – can now be defeated from a range of around one mile away.
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The Laser Weapon System page of the company’s website states: “As fibre laser power levels increase, our systems will be able to disable larger threats and do so across greater distances. When operated in conjunction with kinetic energy systems, these systems can serve as a force multiplier.”
As the company says, ‘the time for laser weapons systems has come’. See for yourself in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMx1-yaRLyQ
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